Ironing board and cabinet



May 15, 1923. 1 1,455,446

G. W. MONTGOMERY IRONING BOARD AND CABINET Filed July 27. 1921 Patented May 15, 1923.

.UNITED stares* risata GEORGE W. MONTGOMERY, or nrsriornns, iowa.

InonrNG BOARD Nn CANNET,

' Application: filed July 27,

To all 'whom t may concer/n.' 4

Be tknown that I, Grenen W. MONTGOM-` ERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Desv Moines, inthe county ot' Polk and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards and Cabinets, of which `the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an ironing board which is enclosed in a cabinet fastened to the wall or placed on the floor in a room.

lt is a rather difficult matter to find a proper place for storing away an ironing board when not in use and one object of the invention is to provide a permanent storing place for they ironing board which is situated in a' vroom .in a position most convenient for working, that is to say near a window or a light and the cabinet is made as small as possible for housing the ironing board so as not to constitute an obstruction in the room when the ironing board is not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a firmly supported ironing board that will neither move sideways or bend-under the pressure of the iron when in use.

@ther objects and advantages willbe evident from the following description:

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 represents the front elevation of the cabinet open with the ironing board folded within it;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, central, sectional view of Figure 1.

The cabinet consists of a back panel and a trame securely attached thereto having two sides 11 and top and bottom connecting pieces 12 and 13. A door '14 is hinged from the side'of the cabinet and the structure is completely closed by this door when locked by lock 15.

Three spacing strips 16, 17 and 18 are shown running across the back panel of the cabinet at the center and top and bottom thereof. Below the spacing strip 18, is securely fastened at the back and sides of the cabinet, a beam 19 preferably of oak or some other hard wood so as to be able to withstand the strain put upon it by the ironing board when in use. The ironing board proper 20 which is of the usual rectangular shape with the free end 21'tapered, is s ecured to the cross beam 19 by means of stout hinges 22 which are placedin such position 1921.'- serialA no.I 487,964.

against the spacing pieces 16,:17 and 18 when the ironing board; is `folde'dgup inv thel 0n the underside ofthe ironing boardy 2O 'l that the, ironing board Awill lie pronel are provided two ormore trusses 23 which` have a comparatively deepcross section and are tapered outwardly as at 24. These trusses run longitudinally of the ironing board and are hingedl as at 26 to-rein'forcing strips which are securely attached to the bottom of the ironing board 2O by means of screws or any other suitable means.

As will be seen in Figure 1 these trusses 23 fold toward the center of the ironing board 2O so as to lie flat .upon the reinforcing strips and are secured in that position by means of aswivel latch r27. The ironing board f 20 is also yheld in upright position by means of another swivel latch -28 near the top thereof.

At the bottom of the cabinet `is placed a` short board 30 ywhich is provided with notches 31 to receive the trusses`23` and hold 5 i them rigid when the ironing board isfin horizontal position. Bythis means it wil] be readily understood, that `when the ironing board is open for use, the supporting trusses 23 cannot be pushed inwardlywhich proves a considerable vadvantage over ordinary ironing boards where the supporting legs might easily be pushedor kicked away from under the board.`

When the ironing board vis not in use it is folded up in Figure 1 and completely concealed as soon as the door 14 is closed and very little space will be takenv upin a room and lthe ironing board will be entirely out of the way when` not required for use.

The cabinet may be securedto a wall by any suitable means such as hooks or screws or else placed directly on the Hoor in which case suitable legs would have to be provided beneath it.

vHaving thus described the invention'what is claimed as new is:

. 1. The combination of a cabinet and an ironing board, said ironing board fitting closelyy within said cabinet, a beam secured across the back of the cabinet and hinges connecting saidv beam and said ironing board, supporting members for the ironing board running longitudinally on the under side thereof, said supporting, members being hinged tothe *ironing board and adaptedrto lie flat'thereon Ain one position and stand out i perpendicularly thereto in another position` and guides for said supporting members at ',vthe bott'om of said Cabinet adapted to secure the supporting members in said perpendicular position.

2. The combination of a cabinet vand "an ironingboard, said ironing board fitting,

board running longitudina-ilyon the under slde thereof, vsaid supporting members abeing :hinged to the ironing boardl and adapted to` lie fiat thereon in Vone iposition and stand out perpendioulariy thereto in another position, guides for said supporting members at the bottom of saidl cabinet adapted to secure the .supportingv members in said perpendicular.` position, and a swivel latch underneath the ironing board adapted to retain said','sup porting .members .when `in folded position.l

l Tnwtestimony whereof I affix my signature.

v GEORGE W. IVION'I'GOViERx. [11. S.] 

